# Big Slimming World Clothes Throw raises £3.3 million for Cancer Research UK - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/10/big-slimming-world-clothes-throw-raises-3-3m-cancer-research-uk/ - Published: 2017-07-10T09:30:10+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **This year’s Big Slimming World Clothes Throw has collected 122,739 bags of clothes, raising more than £3million worth of stock for Cancer Research UK in a fortnight.** The 2017 Big Slimming World Clothes Throw was the most successful bag collection to date, with £3,306,630.25 worth of stock collected by Slimming World groups: a 57% rise on 2016 and a 272% rise on the first year the campaign launched in 2013. With an average bag value of around £25, the Clothes Throw campaign has now raised more than £9m since it launched in 2013. This year the average bag value was £26.50. This year’s campaign ran over two weeks in June, and was backed by singer and presenter Peter Andre (pictured) who launched his own foundation with Cancer Research UK – the [Peter Andre Fund](http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/file/about-the-peter-andre-fund)– after losing his brother to cancer. Andre donated some of his own clothes to the Big Clothes Throw and met Slimming World members to thank them for their own donations. ## Advertisement [⌊big slimming world clothes throw⌉⌊big slimming world clothes throw⌉[ Slimming World Consultants from Bracknell, Wokingham, Crowthorne and Ascot, whose groups collectively raised more than £42,000   Johanna Mather, who coordinates the national campaign from Slimming World HQ in Derbyshire, said: > “We’re absolutely over the moon to have broken the £3 million barrier this year. > At Slimming World, we support our members to lose weight through long-term, healthy > lifestyle changes and encourage them to become more active which helps reduce > cancer risk. We know from our members that cancer is a cause that is close to > their hearts and so we’re all hugely committed to supporting the work of Cancer > Research UK.” * **[TK Maxx’s clothing collection passes £30 million mark for CRUK](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/29/tk-maxxs-clothing-collection-passes-30m-mark-cruk/)**( 29 August 2017) * **[Sir Harpal Kumar to leave Cancer Research UK next year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/02/sir-harpal-kumar-leave-cancer-research-uk-next-year/)**( 2 October 2017) * **[Ultra White Collar Boxing raises £10 million for CRUK in four years](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/30/ultra-white-collar-boxing-raises-10m-cruk-four-years/)**( 30 November 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)